'Guerrilla pimp' gets 14 years for bringing 15-year-old to Reno for prostitution

9:24 AM,
Oct. 16, 2013

Vernon McCullum III

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A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a man described by a prosecutor as a "guerrilla pimp" to 14 years in prison for bringing a 15-year-old girl from Bakersfield, Calif., to Reno to work as a prostitute.

Calling Vernon McCullum III "manipulative," U.S. District Court Chief Judge Robert Jones also sentenced the 20-year-old to a lifetime of supervision once he has completed his sentence on the single charge of transporting a minor for prostitution.

Before the judge ordered his sentence, McCullum said he was sorry for his sex trafficking activities and apologized to the victim. ...